Erica's ttc journal

erica83 · #1 May 19th, 2009, 11:25 AM

Well since I find it really interesting to read others journals, I thought I would start one myself. Let me start off by telling you a little bit about myself. I am 26 and I am the mother of 2 beautiful dds (4 & 15 months) and a wife. Me and dh are not really trying trying right now..well I am but dh says hes good with 2 right now but at the same time we still bd with no protection. I personally think that he is stressed at work and thinks another child will make him more stressful. Understable, but I think he will be ok..lol. I know how bad he wanted to try for a boy..so thats what we are doing.I had my Mirena taken out on Feb 25th. I only had it in for a year and in that year my periods stopped after like 7 months. Anyways, I got my first AF on March 28th (32 days after). My cycles before Mirena were 32 days and were regular. So, we have been BDing for a while during that cycle. Then CD 32 comes around and nothing. Well to make a long story short...I found some brown and pink on TP on the 21st of April and then I spotted (I really didn't need a panty line thats how light it was) for a couple days starting on the 27th. i don't know what that was (even though my dr seems to think it was AF..I don't think so but oh well). Oh, I also woke up in the middle of the night on the 27th and vomited (wich is not like me at all...I never get stomach sick). Since then I have had no spotting, nothing. I am on CD52 (CD29 if you count the spotting as AF). I have took sooo many frers and everything...BFN!! So I am left to wait and contiue to BD in the mean time. I was having some prego symptoms but they have seem to go away...except for the bloating and now my bbs are kina soar. I don't know what eles to do except wait. If AF doesn't show up by the end of the month then I'll call the doctor. Even though I don't take those Jenny Renny (and the other physcics) readings seriously...I just find it funny that 2 of them said I was gonna get my BFP either this month or next...we shall see....

<>*NaYoMi_BaBy_Dreamer*<> · #2 May 19th, 2009, 11:31 AM

what is the website to get those jenny's readings??? i hope you get your third blessing!!!

erica83 · #3 May 19th, 2009, 11:39 AM

Here is Jenny Renny's website:

Jenny Renny's Forum - A Bravenet.com Forum

The other women I used (lol) were Ruby (I don't know her site off the top of my head) and Cheri22 (if you google Cheri22 her site will come up). Like I said I don't take them seriously, but they are interesting and fun to read. GL with your readings and BFP!!

Lulubelle · #4 May 19th, 2009, 01:16 PM

Good luck and I hope your psychic readings are true.

I'm too scared to do those readings. Imagine they tell me I'm never going to have kids...I'll freak out.

Anyways, best of luck and keep us posted.

erica83 · #5 May 20th, 2009, 08:58 AM

Thanks..I hope they come true too.

Well today is CD53 (or CD23 if you count that spotting on 4/27 as AF) and still no AF. Maybe the doctor was right and that was AF. Oh well. Either way this whole TTC this is so fustration sometimes...even tho this is only my 3rd month trying...lol...I dunno how you ladies do it!!

erica83 · #6 May 21st, 2009, 10:25 AM

Well today still no AF but me and DH have been BDing quit a bit. I really need to start temping. The only probalem is that I have been waking up in the middle of the night and just laying there (or peeing) and I know that can effect the temps. Maybe this weekend I will try. Still waiting on my Cheri reading (should be here by tommorow morning since she said by the 21st). Hope she tells me what I wanna hear. Ok well I ttyl later!!

erica83 · #7 May 26th, 2009, 07:21 AM

Well the wait is finally over. Af showed up on Saturday. Thank God!! I realy didn't know how much longer I could have waited. Soooo maybe the doctor was right after all. That when I had that spotting last month, that was AF. So that would mean that, that cycle was only 26 days. Just so I can keep track. March 29th cycle was 30 days, April 27th cycle was 26...I think I am going to start temping as soon as AF is gone. Can wait to start BDing this month...

Lulubelle · #8 May 27th, 2009, 11:35 AM

A fresh start! Good luck with this next cycle, temping and OPK's will lead you in the right direction.

Baby dust to you!!

erica83 · #9 June 15th, 2009, 12:39 PM

Well, I became lazy and never started to temp this cycle!

But I was doing quite a bit od BDing (2nd-4th, 7th, 9th, 12rh, 13th). So, hopefully I caught the egg! Even though when I first started ttc I was going to try the Shelttes method to try for a boy, but at this point I just wanna be prego. Its been a long 4 months. I give credit to you ladies who ttc for years. I am pretty sure that I o'd on the 4th or 5th. The only "symptoms" I am having are sore bbs, a little bit of nausea in the mornings and I had some cramping on the 12th. But I know that these can be signs of AF. For the past couple cycles I was getting sore bbs a week or few days before AF arrived, but it only would last a day or two. This time I am having sore bbs for like 4-5 days now. Also, my cm has started to turn creamy (I have to check it today) and abundant. Hopefully that is a good sign. But I am not giving up my hopes. Oh, and I did test on Saturday (not FMU) and BFN. Obviously its too early, but I'm nuts!! I really really wanna get a BFP by Fathers Day so I can do something creative with the kids and DH to let him know. Well I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

erica83 · #10 June 17th, 2009, 10:20 AM

Well its CD25 for me. I am having a little tighness in my stomach...kins feels like I did 5000 crunches. Maybe its from me working out yesterday (even though I only did cardio). Oh well. My bbs are still a tiny bit sore. I am really tired and am having cravings. But these are also signs of AF for me so that sucks! I really really want a BFP in time for Father's Day. Speaking of, I think I'm gonna have a big Sunday dinner for DH and his step-father (maybe his father too if he wants). Hmmmm what can I cook. Let me tell you..I go all out when it comes to cooking for special events/holidays. I LOVE to cook..and eat too!! I go wayyyy overboard when though. This past year I had X-Mas Eve, X-Mas day, Thanksgiving and Easter all at my house. I was cooking so much for Thanksgiving that I made DH let me buy a double wall oven....lol. There was only 10-12 of us but I cook for like 50. Yeah I know I'm sick. Hey like my mother always said "It's better to have more food then not enough". But I take it to another level! Anyways, sorry about that...I love to talk about cooking and food...gets me all excited..LOL. So yeah thats what I think I'm gonna do for Father's Day! Just hope I get that BFP!

<>*NaYoMi_BaBy_Dreamer*<> · #11 June 17th, 2009, 12:01 PM

WE ARE CYCLE DAY BUDDIES!!! WHEN ARE YOU DUE TO TEST? I HOPE YOU GET YOUR

im due to test on 6/22

erica83 · #12 June 17th, 2009, 12:06 PM

I am due to test on the 21!! I have been reading your ttc journal also and I really hope you get your BFP this month!! I am expecting AF around the 20th-21st (this is my 4th cycle after IUD so a little unsure). Hopefully we both get a Father's Day BFP! Have you thought about how you would tell DH??

<>*NaYoMi_BaBy_Dreamer*<> · #13 June 17th, 2009, 12:54 PM

i have a lot of ideas but i will know when the time comes of how to tell dh....

erica83 · #14 June 18th, 2009, 06:01 AM

Well today is CD26 and I broke down and POAS and it came out............................................... .................................................. ........................................

Soooo I really think I am out this cycle. The only hope I can have is if its too early and I may have O'd late. And on top of it I'm getting a little down from going on the scale this morning. I gained 3lbs! So now I am officially 5'5" at 230....that sucks. I have never weighed this much, even when I was 9 months prego. I would be ok with that number if I was comfortable in my own skin. I know women who are bigger than me and who love it and thats great, but I just feel gross. And its effecting my whole life..including my health. I can't even walk up a few flights of stairs without getting winded. Since I have gotten married (10/05) I have gained 60lbs!!! I just don't know what its gonna take for me to start eating healthy and working out again. A few months back I went into work and I had really blurry vision and felt really weird so I went to the doctors and my blood pressure was 182/110!!! I have never in my life even had high blood pressure...even when I was preggers and weighing over 200lbs...never!! So I think I just need to concentrate on getting healthy and put ttc on the back buner for now. I think I will casually ttc but thats it. No more buying FRERs every month, no more worring. If it happens it happens. I think thats what I should do. If I'm like this now then what will my health be when I am preggers ya know. Well I'll think about it and report back. As always, thanks for reading!

<>*NaYoMi_BaBy_Dreamer*<> · #15 June 18th, 2009, 09:37 AM

HOW OLD ARE YOUR CHILDREN???? SORRY THAT YOU GOT A

ALL I KEEP HEARING IS THAT WHEN DOING THE TTC PROCESS IS RELAX(EASIER SAID THAN DONE) HOW DID YOU GET PREGNANT SO QUICKLY WITH YOUR OTHER TWO CHILDREN( IF THAT WAS QUICKLY?)

erica83 · #16 June 18th, 2009, 09:51 AM

My kids are 4 (5 in September) and 1 1/2. I got preggers with both of them about 3-5 months after I got of BC. So not too long at all. But both of the other times I was comming off the pill not Mirena. I dunno if that has anything to do with it or not. Oh well. I will try to relax and not think about it much. Thank you & GL!

erica83 · #17 June 24th, 2009, 08:22 AM

Ok so today is CD32 and if I don't get AF today then I will be offically late! As I'm sure I've said before, since I had the IUD out I have had weird cycles. First cycle was 32 days (what is was before the IUD), 2nd cycke was 29 then 3rd was 26 and now I am on CD32 with this one. Hopefully it is a good sign!! My bbs are still sore. Instead of just my nipples being sore (like they were for the past 2 weeks) the sorness has spread to the outer parts of the bbs. Also, y CM has turned from watery/wet to creamy. I was feeling a couple pintches in my ovary areas (and once in my right bb). I dunno if those are signs of anything but oh well. I am sooo scared to take a test. The last test I took was last Saturday and I looked at it way after 20 minutes and saw a pink line...so I know I couldn't count that even though it was on a FRER! I don't know if it works this way but with my other 3 pregnancies (1 m/c) I didn't show positive until at least untill CD30. I don't know if maybe my body doesn't produce HCG as fast as other women?? I just don't know when I'm gonna test?? I wanna wait a while but I am so nervous. I really don't want it to be BFN!! Oh and I had 3 people either ask me if I was prego or when am I having another!! Maybe thats a sign too...lol. Me and my signs! Well keeping my fingers crossed that AF stays far away!

<>*NaYoMi_BaBy_Dreamer*<> · #18 June 24th, 2009, 09:40 AM

out of most of the journals that i have read...thus far...i relate to yours the most especially if you dont get af today and find out that you are late...we are cycle day buddies....

i just read in this pregnancy book that the best date to poas is 19 days post O!!!!